The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands
This paper examines three systems of courts of justice, each in a different country in the region of South Pacific islands known as Melanesia, where state legal systems have been adopted from former European colonial governments. The systems discus...
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okr-10986-181072021-04-23T14:03:35Z The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands Evans, Daniel Goddard, Michael Paterson, Don ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADULTERY ARBITRATION ARREST CHILDHOOD CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CLAIM COMMON LAW COMPENSATION CONSENT COURT COURT DECISIONS COURT HEARING COURT HEARINGS COURT JURISDICTION COURT ORDERS COURT PROCEDURE COURT PROCEEDINGS COURT RECORDS COURT RULES COURT SECRETARIAT COURT SESSIONS COURT SYSTEMS COURTS CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CRIMINALS CUSTODY CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMS DISPUTE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DISPUTES DIVORCE DIVORCES DOMINANCE EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GENDER BIAS GUARDIANSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS IMPRISONMENT INFRACTIONS INVESTIGATION JAIL JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM JUSTICES JUVENILE OFFENDERS JUVENILES LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION LEGAL EXPENSES LEGAL INFORMATION LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL STATUS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGAL TECHNICALITIES LEGAL TRAINING LEGISLATION MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MINOR OFFENSES NATURAL JUSTICE OFFENDERS OFFENSE OFFENSES OPPRESSION OWNERSHIP OF LAND PARENTS PENAL CODE PLEADINGS POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICING PRISON PROCEDURAL RULES PROSECUTORS RAPE RULE OF LAW RULES RULES OF EVIDENCE RULES OF PROCEDURE SANCTIONS STATE COURTS STATE INSTITUTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TESTIMONY TREATMENT OF CHILDREN TRIBUNALS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WAR WILL WOMAN This paper examines three systems of courts of justice, each in a different country in the region of South Pacific islands known as Melanesia, where state legal systems have been adopted from former European colonial governments. The systems discussed are, by comparison, 'hybrid', each of them having been established with the intention of addressing disputes among small-scale social groups by less formal means or by taking greater heed of customary forms of dispute resolution. The paper applies a comparative analysis of these systems, covering their distinct history and the variances in structure, funding, personnel and jurisdictional coverage that impact on their effectiveness as state-sanctioned courts. Conclusions are offered with observations about the strengths and weaknesses of these hybrid systems and their potential for development as instruments of community-owned justice in Melanesia. 2014-04-28T23:04:53Z 2014-04-28T23:04:53Z 2010-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/14276330/hybrid-courts-melanesia-comparative-analysis-village-courts-papua-new-guinea-island-courts-vanuatu-local-courts-solomon-islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18107 English en_US Justice and development working paper series;no. 13 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific |
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADULTERY ARBITRATION ARREST CHILDHOOD CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CLAIM COMMON LAW COMPENSATION CONSENT COURT COURT DECISIONS COURT HEARING COURT HEARINGS COURT JURISDICTION COURT ORDERS COURT PROCEDURE COURT PROCEEDINGS COURT RECORDS COURT RULES COURT SECRETARIAT COURT SESSIONS COURT SYSTEMS COURTS CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CRIMINALS CUSTODY CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMS DISPUTE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DISPUTES DIVORCE DIVORCES DOMINANCE EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GENDER BIAS GUARDIANSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS IMPRISONMENT INFRACTIONS INVESTIGATION JAIL JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM JUSTICES JUVENILE OFFENDERS JUVENILES LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION LEGAL EXPENSES LEGAL INFORMATION LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL STATUS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGAL TECHNICALITIES LEGAL TRAINING LEGISLATION MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MINOR OFFENSES NATURAL JUSTICE OFFENDERS OFFENSE OFFENSES OPPRESSION OWNERSHIP OF LAND PARENTS PENAL CODE PLEADINGS POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICING PRISON PROCEDURAL RULES PROSECUTORS RAPE RULE OF LAW RULES RULES OF EVIDENCE RULES OF PROCEDURE SANCTIONS STATE COURTS STATE INSTITUTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TESTIMONY TREATMENT OF CHILDREN TRIBUNALS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WAR WILL WOMAN |
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADULTERY ARBITRATION ARREST CHILDHOOD CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CLAIM COMMON LAW COMPENSATION CONSENT COURT COURT DECISIONS COURT HEARING COURT HEARINGS COURT JURISDICTION COURT ORDERS COURT PROCEDURE COURT PROCEEDINGS COURT RECORDS COURT RULES COURT SECRETARIAT COURT SESSIONS COURT SYSTEMS COURTS CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CRIMINALS CUSTODY CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMS DISPUTE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DISPUTES DIVORCE DIVORCES DOMINANCE EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GENDER BIAS GUARDIANSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS IMPRISONMENT INFRACTIONS INVESTIGATION JAIL JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM JUSTICES JUVENILE OFFENDERS JUVENILES LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION LEGAL EXPENSES LEGAL INFORMATION LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL STATUS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGAL TECHNICALITIES LEGAL TRAINING LEGISLATION MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MINOR OFFENSES NATURAL JUSTICE OFFENDERS OFFENSE OFFENSES OPPRESSION OWNERSHIP OF LAND PARENTS PENAL CODE PLEADINGS POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICING PRISON PROCEDURAL RULES PROSECUTORS RAPE RULE OF LAW RULES RULES OF EVIDENCE RULES OF PROCEDURE SANCTIONS STATE COURTS STATE INSTITUTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TESTIMONY TREATMENT OF CHILDREN TRIBUNALS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WAR WILL WOMAN Evans, Daniel Goddard, Michael Paterson, Don The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands |
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Justice and development working paper series;no. 13 |
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This paper examines three systems of
courts of justice, each in a different country in the region
of South Pacific islands known as Melanesia, where state
legal systems have been adopted from former European
colonial governments. The systems discussed are, by
comparison, 'hybrid', each of them having been
established with the intention of addressing disputes among
small-scale social groups by less formal means or by taking
greater heed of customary forms of dispute resolution. The
paper applies a comparative analysis of these systems,
covering their distinct history and the variances in
structure, funding, personnel and jurisdictional coverage
that impact on their effectiveness as state-sanctioned
courts. Conclusions are offered with observations about the
strengths and weaknesses of these hybrid systems and their
potential for development as instruments of community-owned
justice in Melanesia. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Evans, Daniel Goddard, Michael Paterson, Don |
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Evans, Daniel Goddard, Michael Paterson, Don |
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Evans, Daniel |
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The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands |
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The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands |
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The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands |
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The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands |
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The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands |
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hybrid courts of melanesia : a comparative analysis of village courts of papua new guinea, island courts of vanuatu, and local courts of solomon islands |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/14276330/hybrid-courts-melanesia-comparative-analysis-village-courts-papua-new-guinea-island-courts-vanuatu-local-courts-solomon-islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18107 |
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